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You can't reason with a madman. There are rumours that Putin has a terminal illness and is trying to finish what he started while he can. If he doesn't get what

You can't reason with a madman. There are rumours that Putin has a terminal illness and is trying to finish what he started while he can. If he doesn't get what he wants, who knows what he's capable of. I said he was bluffing when amassing troops on the border and I was totally wrong. I'm also not convinced that his forces in Ukraine are failing. I hope they are. But it's more likely Russia is only sending in the bare minimum they think will be necessary to minimise losses. They might have underestimated but Russia can win if they're playing the long game.

mongol 5y ago
He has children. Does he not care about them? They are adults, perhaps he has grandchildren even. Is he really so deranged that he is willing to give up the world? I don't know. It is very puzzling.
- cedws 5y ago
  Who knows, maybe he doesn't. Psychopaths have children. Maybe he will find himself backed into a corner and will want to go out with a bang so he at least goes into the history books. Megalomania is not to be underestimated. Getting some flak for my OP. Not sure why, did I say something controversial?
- jacquesm 5y ago
  Narcissists don't really care about other people. They only care about themselves. Think 'Jim Jones', not 'Elder statesman with children'.
- nate_meurer 5y ago
  Stalin had a wife and kids, and there were times he appeared to care about them, such as his efforts to keep Beria away from his young daughter. But otherwise, Stalin clearly cared nothing for human life in general. He stopped the Great Purge of his own people in 1937 only after it became clear that it was starting to drag down the economy. Putin has given no indication that he's any different from Stalin in this regard.
  - eps 5y ago
    Stalin refused Germans' offer to exchange his captured son for one of their field marshals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Dzhugashvili https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Dzhugashvili

mongol 5y ago

He has children. Does he not care about them? They are adults, perhaps he has grandchildren even. Is he really so deranged that he is willing to give up the world? I don't know. It is very puzzling.

cedws 5y ago
Who knows, maybe he doesn't. Psychopaths have children. Maybe he will find himself backed into a corner and will want to go out with a bang so he at least goes into the history books. Megalomania is not to be underestimated. Getting some flak for my OP. Not sure why, did I say something controversial?
jacquesm 5y ago
Narcissists don't really care about other people. They only care about themselves. Think 'Jim Jones', not 'Elder statesman with children'.
nate_meurer 5y ago
Stalin had a wife and kids, and there were times he appeared to care about them, such as his efforts to keep Beria away from his young daughter. But otherwise, Stalin clearly cared nothing for human life in general. He stopped the Great Purge of his own people in 1937 only after it became clear that it was starting to drag down the economy. Putin has given no indication that he's any different from Stalin in this regard.
- eps 5y ago
  Stalin refused Germans' offer to exchange his captured son for one of their field marshals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Dzhugashvili https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Dzhugashvili